Ohio Department of Health
ODH Parent Consultants · About this organization
What you get
Help from parents with experience finding services for children with complex medical needs.
How to start
Get in touch with the statewide CMH Parent Line, managing physician, or local public-health nurse because core ODH pages/forms are currently broken.
The details, as published
Two lived-experience Parent Consultants connect medically complex families with ODH/CMH services and reduce navigation burden; the linked flyer is broken but current newsletter contacts remain.
What help you may get
Peer And Emotional Support
ODH Parent Consultants — peer and emotional support
Two lived-experience Parent Consultants connect medically complex families with ODH/CMH services and reduce navigation burden; the linked flyer is broken but current newsletter contacts remain.
Amount not published
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A child with B-ALL is within CMH's cancer/neoplasm scope when the component-specific criteria are met.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: Ohio.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
- Contact the statewide CMH Parent Line, managing physician, or local public-health nurse because core ODH pages/forms are currently broken.
Ways to apply or ask
- Email · Open form or page · Lynne.Fogel@odh.ohio.gov — Direct ODH Parent Consultant contact.
- Email · Open form or page · December.West@odh.ohio.gov — Direct ODH Parent Consultant contact.
- Phone · Open form or page · 614-558-7963 — Direct ODH Parent Consultant contact.
- Phone · Open form or page · 614-740-0735 — Direct ODH Parent Consultant contact.
- Hospital Workflow
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- ODH site/forms are currently broken; age, authorization, financial, approved-provider, local delivery, and payer-of-last-resort rules apply.
- Confirm repaired intake route, current availability, local coverage, and language access.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- ODH Parent Consultants · checked Aug 24, 2026